Today’s episode “Humor Lost, Comedy Regained” with ur Guest Comedy Central Creator Art Bell we did discuss his odyssey. While working at HBO in the late 80's, pitched the idea of an all comedy channel, but was told it was a stupid idea. When the Chairman of HBO accidentally heard of my idea, it was a go. His book, Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor is my recently published memoir (Ulysses Press, Sept 2020) that tells the amazing story of how it all happened, from idea, through the Comedy Central's first six years where I was a senior programming and marketing executive. He is an entrepreneur who spent most of his career in television. People find the story of insight, creativity and persistence inspiring; and the book is funny, too.
Art Bell is a writer and former media executive known for creating, building, and managing successful cable television channels. His memoir, Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor was just published (September 2020, Ulysses Press). While working at HBO he pitched the idea of a 24-hour comedy network which he helped develop and launch. Art went on to hold senior executive positions in both programming and marketing at Comedy Central. During that time he also coauthored a humor book entitled Web Sightings: A Collection of Websites We’d Like to See. After leaving Comedy Central, Art became President of Court TV, where he was a guiding force behind one of the most successful brand evolutions in cable television. In addition to writing, he plays piano and jazz drums. Art Bell currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Deer Valley, Utah, with his wife. Find out more about Art Bell at https://www.artbellwriter.com/ or his book and blog at https://www.amazon.com/Constant-Comedy-Started-Central-Sense/dp/1646040899/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=constant+comedy&qid=1591900642&sr=8-1. Take a listen and enjoy.
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